Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Auction Details

Welcome to our June 2018 sale!

This 5-day auction has nearly 3,600 lots covering many categories including: Numismatics, Mining, Minerals, General Americana, Railroad, Tokens, Antique Bottles, Gaming, Firearms & Weaponry, Wells Fargo & Express, and much more!

Highlights include:

NUMISMATICS
*The Hawaii Numismatic Collection: rare early Hawaiian coins, medals, and currency.

*A large coin and medal section featuring gold, platinum, and silver coins and medals from around the world. Morgan dollars, peace dollars, St. Gaudens, pennies, nickels, dimes, and more! Rarities & high-grade specimens plus large groups and sets.

*Ingots and bullion bars.

*Numismatic collectibles and ephemera.

TOKENS
*Our second large offering of tokens from the R.B. Worthington Texas Token Collection

MINING & MINERALS

*Aurora, Nevada ore specimens from the famous Gottschalk Collection plus the fabulous Con-Virginia/Dayton Cons. Comstock Ore Collection.

*Museum-quality mineral specimens from around the world.

*Mining lamps and hard goods plus stock certificates feat. Arizona, California, & Nevada

*The Prag Canadian Mining Collection

RAILROAD
*A new offering of railroad and steamer passes from the Potter Collection and others.

BOTTLES
*A pictorial Owl Pharmacy Co. bottle from Seven Troughs, Nevada, one of the all-time great Western mining camp pictorials! One of a large group of great Nevada medicine bottles in this sale. Plus an Excelsior Soda & Mineral Water bottle and other great California & Gold Rush bottles.

GENERAL AMERICANA
*Two different Wurlitzers, a Mason player piano, National cash registers, and a great group of ephemera from the Potter Collection, Prag Collection, and others!

*Finally, a large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

FULL AUCTION SCHEDULE

Day 1 (Lots 1000-1718)
Numismatics (1000-1614)
Currency & Scrip (1000-1042)
Gold Coins (1043-1150)
Platinum Coins (1151-1160)
General Coins feat. Hawaii Collection (1161-1418)
Medals (1419-1537)
Ingots (1538-1551)
Numismatic Ephemera (1552-1614)
Gaming (1615-1644)
World’s Fair & Expositions (1645-1667)
Wells Fargo & Express (1668-1718)

Day 2 (2000-2690)
Minerals (2000-2158)
Mining (2159-2690)
Lamps, Candlesticks, & Other Hard Goods (2159-2222)
Assay (2223-2239)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (2240-2690)

Day 3 (3000-3704)
Railroadiana (3000-3150)
Railroad Passes (3000-3019)
Steamer Passes (3020-3045)
Ephemera incl. Lamps (Geographic Sort) (3046-3150)
Bottles (3151-3268)
Medicines (3151-3218)
Soda (3219-3250)
Whiskey & Misc. (3251-3268)
Tokens feat. Part II of the Texas Collection (3269-3512)
Political & Presidential (3513-3544)
Civil War & Military (3545-3626)
Firearms & Weaponry (3627-3704)
Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Etc. (3627-3639)
Swords & Knives (3640-3661)
Ammunition (3662-3689)
Ephemera (3690-3704)

Day 4 (4000-4726)
General Americana
Assorted incl. Furniture, Hard Goods, Hats, Misc. Ephemera, Books (4000-4149)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (4150-4726)

Day 5 (5000-5712)
Native Americana (5000-5101)
Art (5000-5007)
Baskets (5008-5026)
Jewelry (5027-5064)
Points & Tools (5065-5072)
Ephemera (5073-5101)
Cowboy (5102-5136)
Philatelic (5137-5210)
Postal History (5137-5183)
Stamps & Revenue (5184-5210)
Art (5211-5247)
Antique Lamps (5248-5262)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5263-5713)
General Americana
Mining
Railroad
Numismatics & Tokens

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Two Large Papago Baskets5020 - Two Large Papago Baskets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large Papago baskets: 1) Lidded cylindrical basket, woven from willow and devil's claw over bundle grass. 8" x 8.5" diameter. Diamond...
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 550.00
 
 
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Choice Panamint Polychrome Basket5021 - Choice Panamint Polychrome Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage Panamint basket. 3.25" h x 5.25" diameter. Previously collected by a well-known Lonepine family. It was singed in a fire in Lonepi...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m***n for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Antique Micmac Basket5022 - Antique Micmac Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Northeast US native basket made of ash and sweet grass with fitted lid - possibly a sewing basket, From one of the tribes of Maine; Penobscot, MicMac,
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Vintage Apache-Jicarilla Basket5023 - Vintage Apache-Jicarilla Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large vintage Apache-Jicarilla basket, tri-color--red, black, natural. 6" h x 15" diameter. Diamond designs. Excellent condition. Date: ...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Cowlitz Basket5024 - Cowlitz Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incredible Cowlitz basket, possibly made by Mary Kiona. Imbricated baskets originated in the area of western Washington, with more coils to the inch,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to J*******e for (850.00 + 212.50BP) = 1,062.50
 
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Four Seri Baskets5025 - Four Seri Baskets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes four baskets: 1) 4.25" h x 6.25" diameter. 2) 3.5" h x 4" diameter. 3) 2" h x 2.75" diameter. 4) oval bas...
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Two Native Baskets5026 - Two Native Baskets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Hand woven Tarahumara Indian basket, 3.5" h x 4.5" diameter. 2) Hand woven pueblo winnowing tray. Tri-color design, 2"h x 9.5"...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to f******h for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Hopi Kokopelli Pendant5027 - Hopi Kokopelli Pendant
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Heavy silver pendant with beautifully incised kokopelli design. Stone inlays on edges--turquoise, onyx, jasper, coral, lapis, and howlite. This piece
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****g for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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3 Necklaces and One Pendant5028 - 3 Necklaces and One Pendant
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: two Zebra jasper and agate necklaces, 18" each; one white beaded necklace with a silver sandcast naja; One silver and coral penda...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8*******P for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Four Vintage Watchbands5029 - Four Vintage Watchbands
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two watchbands have turquoise and coral stones set in silver; one has turquoise stones set in silver; the last one has a stretch band with many turquo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to m********n for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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